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World News - Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:53 - 0 Comments
Fidel Castro announces retirement
Cuba’s ailing leader Fidel Castro has said he will not accept another term as president, ending 49 years in power.
“I neither will aspire to, nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief,” he told the newspaper, Granma.
The 81-year-old handed over power temporarily to his brother, Raul, in July 2006 when he underwent surgery.
Full story at BBC News
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